Occasionally, the Philippines celebrates Muslim holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Why would a predominantly Christian country celebrate Muslim holidays? Turns out, the Philippines has a strong Muslim population. Let's talk about that in this episode.

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You’ve thought about hiring an OFS but you have questions.

Here are the answers. ===> https://www.ofsguide.com/

I talked about balikbayan boxes a while back. If you missed that episode, you can read about it or listen to it here:

After I published them, I received an interesting response with more information about balikbayan boxes. So, let's talk about it.

I'm often asked how someone can empower their Online Filipino Specialists to work more or do better. I've talked about this a bunch of times, but Billy came up with a fantastic process that I think everyone should know.  Let's talk about it in this episode.

You’ve thought about hiring an OFS but you have questions.

Here are the answers. ===> https://www.ofsguide.com/

Filipinos are generally trustworthy. You don't have to worry about them stealing your information. But if you're still worried about this, let's talk about what you can do to minimize your security risk when working with an Online Filipino Specialist.

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You’ve thought about hiring an OFS but you have questions.

Here are the answers. ===> https://www.ofsguide.com/

How you train your Online Filipino Specialist matters.  You want training that teaches them what to do and empowers them to do better.

***This episode was recorded days before the event but as part of learning about the Philippines, we decided to still publish this.

On May 9, a big election is coming up in the Philippines. They'll be voting for a new president and other government officials. It's not normally a holiday but your OFS may ask for a day off because voting is really inefficient there. 

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You’ve thought about hiring an OFS but you have questions.

Here are the answers. ===> https://www.ofsguide.com/

One of the perks my team gets is we pay for private health insurance. We also pay for Philhealth. Most people think it's the same thing but they're actually different. I'll explain the difference in this episode.

I don't like daylight savings time. I don't think it makes sense. The Philippines doesn't do daylight savings time too. It can be a problem when your OFS (Online Filipino Specialist) doesn't know about it. Let's talk about that.

Filipino workers respond well to good feedback. What does good feedback look like? That's what we'll be talking about in this episode.

Most people are familiar with buses, trains, and cars when they commute. In the Philippines, they also have that, but they also have jeepneys, tricycles, kalesas, and so much more! Let's talk about that.